Christmas Tree Cookies

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This Christmas tree cookie recipe is a festive choice for the holiday season. Like other holiday cookie recipes, these are sweet and buttery with a Christmassy twist. The quick icing recipe for these cookies is an easy mixture of icing sugar and milk. A traditional way of decorating cookies during the holiday season is to flood the tops with loosened royal icing, but the process of decorating these cookies is far easier; you merely dip the cookies in the frosting and pipe a rim around the edges. The icing is flavored with almond extract, but if you aren’t a fan, you could substitute with some vanilla instead. If you want a good sugar cookie recipe, the dough would be an excellent base for cookies any time of year. Consider turning these cookies into an Easter treat with rabbit or egg-shaped cutters or cut into hearts for Valentine’s day. Whatever occasion you use this Christmas tree cookie recipe for, it will be a keeper.

Bake one sheet of cookies at a time on the middle rack for 7 to 8 minutes.

Remove from the oven and place the cookies onto wire racks to

Once completely cooled frost and decorate.

Cookie Icing

In a mixing bowl, stir together confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Use an electric mixer to beat in the corn syrup and almond extract until icing is smooth and glossy. If icing is too thick, add more corn syrup.

Divide into separate bowls, if you want more than one color frosting, and add food coloring's to each to desired intensity.

Use piping tools for garnishing.

Dip cookies, or paint them with a brush.

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